Dr. Death podcast adaptation coming to TV starring JamieDornan, AlecBaldwin and ChristianSlater
for the small screen and has tapped Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater to star in the series. A network is not yet attached; UCP is taking the series out to the marketplace, where it is expected to garner multiple offers.
The series is based on the true story of Duntsch, a young neurosurgeon who was labeled with the nickname of Dr. Death for the malpractice that resulted in the death and maiming of multiple patients in Dallas. He was accused of maiming four patients and killing two more, and was found guilty of maiming one and sentenced to life in prison in 2017. The series will explore the twisted mind of a sociopath and the negligence of the system designed to protect the defenseless.
Dornan will play Dr. Death. Baldwin will portray Robert Henderson, the quiet and methodical neurosurgeon who believes in the system. Slater, who continues his relationship with the studio behindportrays Randall Kirby, the vascular surgeon who is brash and impulsive and ready to burn the system to the ground in the name of justice.for Syfy. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch exec produce for Escape Artists, which earlier this week inked a first-look deal with MGM.
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